Military expenditure in Low income
Low income: Military expenditure was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Low income, 1994–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure in Low income stood at 9.3%.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Low income peaked at 25.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2019.
Low income ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25.6% | — |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -40.6% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -44.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.8% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More public sector data for Low income
- Arms imports 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1887 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Low income?
- Military expenditure in Low income was 9.3% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2019.
- How does Low income rank for military expenditure?
- Low income ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure